Yellow & Redneck Posted July 27, 2022 Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 Will be interested to see whether we can get another defender in ahead of this weekend. Still look a little light at the back until Brownlie is fully fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWearsNumber9 Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Still no sign of this defender then before the weekend. Looking a bit light at the back just now. After having raved about how good this window has been I can’t help but feel that we are a bit top heavy looking at it. We only have 4 out and out midfielders and we mostly play with 3 in the middle. We only have 5 defenders now with it looking like aero gonna be out for a while. Fair to say we will score plenty but I also think we might concede a lot as well. Should be entertaining either way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 1 hour ago, HeWearsNumber9 said: Still no sign of this defender then before the weekend. Looking a bit light at the back just now. After having raved about how good this window has been I can’t help but feel that we are a bit top heavy looking at it. We only have 4 out and out midfielders and we mostly play with 3 in the middle. We only have 5 defenders now with it looking like aero gonna be out for a while. Fair to say we will score plenty but I also think we might concede a lot as well. Should be entertaining either way! The Jags seem to be cursed with important defenders getting serious injuries before the season proper even gets under way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 2 hours ago, HeWearsNumber9 said: Still no sign of this defender then before the weekend. Looking a bit light at the back just now. After having raved about how good this window has been I can’t help but feel that we are a bit top heavy looking at it. We only have 4 out and out midfielders and we mostly play with 3 in the middle. We only have 5 defenders now with it looking like aero gonna be out for a while. Fair to say we will score plenty but I also think we might concede a lot as well. Should be entertaining either way! Fair to say we have the players to score plenty. Whether the style can be changed to create the chances for them is another question. We are not noted as a side that creates chances over the last few seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWearsNumber9 Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Dick Dastardly said: Fair to say we have the players to score plenty. Whether the style can be changed to create the chances for them is another question. We are not noted as a side that creates chances over the last few seasons. Hoping Turner playing in his proper position as an attacking midfielder and McKinnon can maybe add a bit more spark to create through the middle with some balls into forwards feet and in behind. Something we didn’t do at all last season was ever cut teams open. I wouldn’t even be opposed to playing Lawless in turners role with fitzy and tiff wide. He has great vision and can thread a pass.I’m sure he would be a good option in there if we are playing a team who are sitting in deep at firhill that we are trying to break down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/loan-news-lee-hodson-joins-on-loan-until-january/ for anyone interested in the team welcome Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 36 minutes ago, jaggy said: https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/loan-news-lee-hodson-joins-on-loan-until-january/ for anyone interested in the team welcome Lee Looks like a good addition and the type of versatile defender we need. However I don’t believe a word of it that he was the “number one target”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exiledjag Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 14 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said: Looks like a good addition and the type of versatile defender we need. However I don’t believe a word of it that he was the “number one target”. DD I think you are misquoting IMC . He actually says Lee Hodson "was my number one target to add to the defensive ranks"! The meaning of the full quote is a lot different from simply "number one target". When you consider the signings of McMillan, Milne and Muirhead, Hodson was clearly not the number one target. I interpret IMC'S comments as LH was his number one target to provide cover for the defensive ranks. Hope this makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 13 minutes ago, exiledjag said: DD I think you are misquoting IMC . He actually says Lee Hodson "was my number one target to add to the defensive ranks"! The meaning of the full quote is a lot different from simply "number one target". When you consider the signings of McMillan, Milne and Muirhead, Hodson was clearly not the number one target. I interpret IMC'S comments as LH was his number one target to provide cover for the defensive ranks. Hope this makes sense Basically I don’t believe a word McCall ever says and however you interpret it, I don’t believe it. Maybe he was the number one target after he didn’t get all the other number one targets for whatever it was. Dont get me wrong, Lee will probably do a good job in a number of roles and we certainly need defensive cover. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 I thought Hodson was the one we were bringing in a week or so ago, but McCall later mentioned that he may have lost out on that particular player. None the wiser and not important. What is important is Hodson ticks a few boxes and I'd regard him as a genuine squad player. He looks similar to Foster in so much as he can play in both right and left back positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exiledjag Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 6 hours ago, Dick Dastardly said: Basically I don’t believe a word McCall ever says and however you interpret it, I don’t believe it. Maybe he was the number one target after he didn’t get all the other number one targets for whatever it was. Dont get me wrong, Lee will probably do a good job in a number of roles and we certainly need defensive cover. OK we can agree to differ on our opinion of IMC. All that remains to be said is "welcome to Partick Thistle Lee". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 Aye, I hope Hodson fits in and does a shift. It should release Turner to create in midfield too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 29 minutes ago, sandy said: Aye, I hope Hodson fits in and does a shift. It should release Turner to create in midfield too. Is Hodson going to be more match fit than Brownlie ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 17 minutes ago, Lenziejag said: Is Hodson going to be more match fit than Brownlie ? Not sure, one of them should be in today. I guess my point was more about releasing Turner to be in centre midfield creating and also on set pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 24 minutes ago, sandy said: Not sure, one of them should be in today. I guess my point was more about releasing Turner to be in centre midfield creating and also on set pieces. Turner for Bannigan, I would say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 40 minutes ago, Lenziejag said: Is Hodson going to be more match fit than Brownlie ? Good question. Hodson's not played for three weeks and then only as a late sub. He was on the bench last week, which suggests he's match fit. Looks like we've been taking a kid glove approach with Brownlie, so I would imagine Hodson's the fitter of the two. That or we don't want to push Darren back too early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 51 minutes ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: Good question. Hodson's not played for three weeks and then only as a late sub. He was on the bench last week, which suggests he's match fit. Looks like we've been taking a kid glove approach with Brownlie, so I would imagine Hodson's the fitter of the two. That or we don't want to push Darren back too early. So we say that Brownlie is fit, just not match fit, but we only play him for a game and 30 odd minutes in competition. For me, something doesn’t add up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 Is Tunji not back in the mix now? I appreciate that his performances tailed off in the latter part of last season, but we seem to be forgetting how good he was before that. There seems to me to be no reason why he could not recover that level and make himself a fixture alongside Holt (although in due course there will be a strong challenge from a returning Muirhead). I liked the way Tunji shepherded attackers away from the danger area, did not dive in, but chose his moment to put in a tackle. Not perfect, but his percentage of getting things right was pretty high. I accept that one flaw was his distribution. Too many high aimless punts. However, that is surely something he could work on and improve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, partickthedog said: Is Tunji not back in the mix now? I appreciate that his performances tailed off in the latter part of last season, but we seem to be forgetting how good he was before that. There seems to me to be no reason why he could not recover that level and make himself a fixture alongside Holt (although in due course there will be a strong challenge from a returning Muirhead). I liked the way Tunji shepherded attackers away from the danger area, did not dive in, but chose his moment to put in a tackle. Not perfect, but his percentage of getting things right was pretty high. I accept that one flaw was his distribution. Too many high aimless punts. However, that is surely something he could work on and improve. I saw that Tunji played at least some of the closed door game vs Ayr. Did Brownlie ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 Would be good to see Tunji play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javeajag Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 Better line up this week and the bench looks strong as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted September 10, 2022 Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 I must confess that I was not expecting any business before the window shut and although loans are still an option I was not thinking we would have any coming in (maybe a youngster or two going out). Nothing might come of it but appears we have enquired about this player from St Mirren: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/joe-shaughnessy-partick-thistle-loan-27957302 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted September 10, 2022 Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 We're kinda well off for centrebacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarciaBlaine Posted September 10, 2022 Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 55 minutes ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: We're kinda well off for centrebacks. Hmm, it depends on fitness. Browlie's comeback has been notably slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted September 10, 2022 Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 21 minutes ago, MarciaBlaine said: Hmm, it depends on fitness. Browlie's comeback has been notably slow. We’ve been told he is fit and he just needs game time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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